Sunday, January 19, 2014

Myanmar, how is it?

As a start, Yangon pretty much like Malaysia in 80's. Mini bus, old wagon taxis, people walking everywhere, pretty much crime free place. Personally, Yangon contained healthy mixture of everything. The people ranged from light complexion skin like East Asian people to dark complexion skin like West Asian people; make me feel at home. Food are wide range of taste and availability; thanks to neighboring countries influence; you got Chinese food, Indian food, Thai food, Malay food, fusion foods and so much more.

Is it safe? Of course it is. People in here carrying money in transparent plastic bag. When I say transparent, you literally could see the bulk of money in the bag plastic even from 50 meters away. It's a relatively safe country despite few outbreaks on ethnic/internal dispute.

Myanmar is a booming country, they just open their door to whole world and by GOD, all sorts of investment pouring in. Given the abundance opportunities available in the country, everyone want a piece of those pies. However, one thing that need to be reformed immediately is mindset. Having been in sanctioned status by USA for over 3 decades doesn't help with growing mindset, coupled with the education system and military government.

The people in here are receptive to changes despite their mindset still couldn't digest everything about the changes and they're nice bunch of people. Well, that is in Yangon, outside Yangon, some issues did surfaced in acceptance of outside influence especially anything that involved Muslim. I believe those are only temporary and with right communication and education, Myanmar people could accept that the intention is nothing more than to do business.

Well, that's that about this country. I find it easy to settle in compare to other countries that I had visited on business like Turkmenistan, Sudan, South Sudan, UAE (Dubai), Vietnam and Indonesia.

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Reboot; Chalk and Cheese V2

After not so careful thought, I decided to give this blog a reboot. Many reasons, among them are my inactive status in previous blog, lack of things to be shared about and workloads. I treasure the whole old blog in http://duengmangifera-archieve.blogspot.com/. If want to read the old entries (pre-2013), feel free to go there.

Life had changed alot. I'm in Golden Land of Myanmar, new posting in operations here. I'm not keen to talk about work as highly confidential information involved. I'm a happy camper though, after disastrous past years. 2012 was better, 2013 was even better but so far 2014 is and hopefully will be a much better year.

I haven't decided how or what I would write, I just hope I will write. Blogging for me always been a cleansing ritual, letting out my opinions and views to the world. However, as much as I would love to do that now, I realize age is catching up fast with my mind. I'm getting tired whenever I get angry. I guess I'm over that teen angst period. Of course, there are still the occasional bursts but that's that, nothing more than just a passing by, in the moment feeling. Then, quickly back to life where there are ton of things that require my attention.

Having said that, I feel liberated to say the least that I could write again. Maybe...just maybe that is, I want to write more short stories again. I used to write few but then, I got busy (oh my, work did take alot of time).

Anyway, I hope whatever left in the old blog remained as the old me. Not I'm a changed person totally but life had changed my perspective about things.

Well, till then.